Privacy Policy - October 2007
IDP understands that privacy is important to you and is
committed to complying with the National
Privacy Principles (NPPS) which is contained in the Privacy Act
1988 (Cth) (“Privacy Act”).
Your access and use of this website is subject to this Privacy
Policy and all applicable laws. By accessing and using this
website, you accept and agree to this Privacy Policy without any
limitation or qualification.
What Personal Infomation Does IDP Collect?
(a) Electronic Forms
If you subscribe to our website, the personal information we
will collect from you generally includes your name, address,
contact details, occupation and professional memberships. We do not
collect personal information that we do not need.
(b) Website traffic tracking
When you visit our website, our server makes a record of your
visit and logs the following personal information:
- the number of page views (or page impressions) that occur
on an IDP website
- the number of unique visitors
- how long these unique visitors (on average) spend on an
IDP website, and
- common entry and exit points to IDP sites.
How Does IDP Use Personal Information?
We need to collect personal information so that we can provide
our services, respond to your questions, inform students,
institutions and other clients of developments in the services we
provide (including events and opportunities to participate in
projects/programs) and manage our internal business operations. IDP
does not sell, rent or trade your personal information to third
parties except if required by law or permitted under the
Privacy Act .
Security
IDP takes reasonable steps to ensure the security of your
personal information. We frequently update our anti-virus software
to protect our systems from computer viruses. Further, all IDP
employees are required, as a condition of employment, to treat
personal information held by IDP as confidential. However, you
should be aware that the internet is not a secure environment. We
cannot protect personal information before it reaches us.
Access to Personal Information
Under the Privacy Act, you
have the right to seek access to your personal information handled
by IDP.
Accuracy of Information
Under the Privacy Act , you
have the right to ask us to update or correct your personal
information when it is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. If
your personal details change, or you believe the information we
hold about you is incorrect, please contact us so that we can
update our records.
Contacting Us
If you would like to contact us about any matter relating to
privacy, our details are:
Corporate Counsel
IDP Education Pty Ltd
Level 4, 210 Clarence Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel: +61 2 8251 2700
Fax: +61 2 8251 2785
Email: legal.australia@idp.com
